Increasing support for alcohol-control enforcement through news coverage of alcohol's role in injuries and crime

• Published in: Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs Vol. 73; no. 2; p. 311
• Main Authors: Slater, Michael D, Hayes, Andrew F, Goodall, Catherine E, Ewoldsen, David R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control; Alcohol Drinking - legislation & jurisprudence; Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control; Crime - prevention & control; Female; Humans; Law Enforcement - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Newspapers as Topic - statistics & numerical data; Public Policy - legislation & jurisprudence; United States; Violence - prevention & control; Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control; United States

Prior research has shown that the proportion of news stories about violent crimes, car crashes, and other unintended injuries that mention the possible contributing role of alcohol is far lower than the actual proportion of alcohol-related crimes and unintended injuries. An experiment was conducted...